AIMC Topic: Biomimetics

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Decellularized tumor matrices as biomimetic cancer niche: a new perspective on cancer research and therapy.

Biomedical materials (Bristol, England)
Cancer is among the major causes of mortality, responsible for approximately 15% of all deaths worldwide. Despite remarkable progress in modern medicine, it remains a significant global health challenge. Nevertheless, conventional therapies such as c...

Bioinspired dual soft arm mobile robot with humanoid tactile fingertip sensing and bubble artificial muscles for adaptive obstacle avoidance and object manipulation.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
With the rapid advancements in automation and soft robotics, the exploration of mobile robots for applications in complex environments is increasingly deepening. This paper presents a novel dual soft arm mobile robot (DSAMR), whose design integrates ...

Coupled jet coordination and physical arrangement in salp-inspired multi-robot swimming.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Salps are underwater invertebrates considered to be among the world's most energy-efficient examples of jet propulsion. They can swim as solitary individuals or as physically connected colonies, coordinating their jets to produce collective movement....

Bioinspired photoresponsive soft robotic lens.

Science robotics
Vision is a critical sensory function for humans, animals, and engineered systems, enabling environmental perception essential for imaging and autonomous operation. Although bioinspired, tunable optical systems have advanced adaptability and performa...

Reinforcement learning for robust navigation of fish-like agents in various fluid environments.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Achieving robust and energy-efficient navigation in unknown fluid environments remains a key challenge for bioinspired underwater robots. In this study, we develop a reinforcement learning-based control framework that enables a fish-like swimmer to a...

Robust maneuverability in flipper-based systems across complex terrains.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Sea turtle hatchlings display maneuvering capabilities across diverse aquatic and coastal terrains. While turning behavior is crucial in aquatic environments, it is equally vital for terrestrial locomotion by hatchlings that must quickly navigate obs...

Maximizing anthropomorphic grasping abilities of bio-inspired underactuated robotic hands.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Recent neuroscience discoveries on human hand synergies have inspired the development of underactuated robotic hands, which replicate human-like grasping capabilities using a minimal number of actuators. However, a generalized methodology for determi...

A 3D model predicts behavior of a soft bodied worm robot performing peristaltic locomotion.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
The passive compliance of a soft worm-like body can be a key advantage for traversal of complex confined spaces, but in practice, the body's stiffness and contact friction often require experimental adjustments. Here, for the first time, we develop a...

Collective motion model inspired by fish school based on deep attention mechanism.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Collective intelligence in biological groups can be employed to inspire the control of artificial complex systems, such as swarm robotics. However, modeling for the social interactions between individuals is still a challenging task. Without loss of ...

From beetle to bot: bioinspired design of robotic grippers based on stag beetle mandible biomechanics.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Conventional rigid grippers remain the most-used robotic grippers in industrial assembly tasks. However, they are limited in their ability to handle a diverse range of objects. This study draws inspiration from nature to address these limitations, em...